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White House Halts Canada Talks and Announces 10% Tariff Hike After Ontario’s Reagan Ad Airs

A pending Supreme Court review of the administration’s emergency-tariff powers now looms over the dispute.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a brief statement to reporters as he leaves the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.
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U.S. President Donald Trump claims an Ontario government ad that uses the words of late U.S. president Ronald Reagan to send an anti-tariff message to American audiences is fake.

Overview

  • President Trump said trade negotiations with Canada are suspended and declared an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports in response to Ontario’s U.S.-aired ad featuring Ronald Reagan.
  • It remains unclear when the new tariff would take effect, how it would be applied, or which products it would cover.
  • The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute asserted the ad misrepresents Reagan’s 1987 remarks and said Ontario did not seek permission to use or edit the audio.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the Ontario campaign as propaganda and “psyops,” calling it interference in U.S. sovereign matters.
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa alone manages talks with Washington and that Canada stands ready to continue negotiations as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case next month on the president’s tariff authority.